1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	13–18 (5–9 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Jones (6th season) Dave Odom (6th season)
Home arena	University Hall
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 North Carolina	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
No. 14 NC State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	8	.750
No. 5 Duke †	9	–	5	.643	28	–	7	.800
Georgia Tech	8	–	6	.571	22	–	10	.688
Maryland	6	–	8	.429	18	–	13	.581
Virginia	5	–	9	.357	13	–	18	.419
Clemson	4	–	10	.286	14	–	15	.483
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357

† 1988 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourteenth-year head coach Terry Holland, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	4	Rob Metcalf	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Port Edwards, Wisconsin
G	5	Ron Price	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Spencer, Virginia
G	10	John Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	Brooklyn, New York
G	11	Richard Morgan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Salem, Virginia
F	12	Kenny Turner	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	20	Darrick Sims	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Sr	Alexandria, Virginia
F	21	Mel Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Long Island, New York
G	22	John Crotty	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Orange, New Jersey
F	24	Dirk Katstra	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Stilwell, Kansas
F	30	Matt Blundin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Ridley Township, Pennsylvania
F	31	Mark Cooke	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Martinsville, Virginia
F	34	Bill Batts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jr	South Euclid, Ohio
C	42	Brent Bair	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Ankeny, Iowa
F/C	44	Jeff Daniel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F	52	John Dyslin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Knoxville, Tennessee
C	54	Tim Martin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Ridgeway, Virginia

Head coach

Terry Holland (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Craig Littlepage (Penn)
Jeff Jones (Virginia)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Dec 6, 1987*		at Connecticut	W 72–59	3–1	Hartford Civic Center (10,087) Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 9, 1987*		Dayton	W 69–50	4–1	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 12, 1987*		at Arkansas	L 52–66	4–2	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 23, 1987*		vs. No. 12 Oklahoma Chaminade Classic	L 61–109	4–5	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 24, 1987*		vs. Georgia Chaminade Classic	W 87–54	5–5	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 26, 1987*		at Chaminade Chaminade Classic	W 66–58	6–5	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 2, 1987*		at Villanova	L 53–63	6–6	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1987*		Radford	W 65–56	7–6	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Regular season
Jan 9, 1988 4:00 p.m.		No. 9 Duke	L 59–77	7–7 (0–1)	University Hall (8,005) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 10, 1988		Clemson	W 77–75	8–7 (1–1)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 16, 1988		at No. 2 North Carolina	L 62–87	8–8 (1–2)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 20, 1988		Maryland	W 84–72	9–8 (2–2)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 23, 1988		Georgia Tech	W 58–55	10–8 (3–2)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 14, 1988		No. 6 North Carolina	L 58–64	12–12 (4–4)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 17, 1988 7:30 p.m.		at No. 6 Duke	L 54–73	12–13 (4–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina
Feb 21, 1988		at Clemson	L 62–65	12–14 (4–6)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 25, 1988		at No. 20 Georgia Tech	L 71–76	12–15 (4–7)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 27, 1988		NC State	L 63–64	12–16 (4–8)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 2, 1988		at Wake Forest	W 69–67	13–16 (5–8)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1988		at Maryland	L 63–69	13–17 (5–9)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 1988*	(6)	vs. (3) No. 8 Duke Quarterfinals	L 48–60	13–18	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern time.

Source:^[1]

References

^ "2020-21 Fact Book" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

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